In the maps: Mark 15:40
† 47 verses with comments from the Fathers · ⇄ 47 verses with cross-references · ¶ 4 verses cited by the Catechism . Tap a marked verse to open its catena.
1 Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders, scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, bound Jesus, carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.†⇄ (11 connections) 2 Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered, “So you say.”†⇄ (13 connections)
3 The chief priests accused him of many things.†⇄ (11 connections) 4 Pilate again asked him, “Have you no answer? See how many things they testify against you!”†⇄ (11 connections)
5 But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate marveled.†⇄ (23 connections)
6 Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whomever they asked of him.†⇄ (14 connections) 7 There was one called Barabbas, bound with his fellow insurgents, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.†⇄ (14 connections) 8 The multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do as he always did for them.†⇄ (14 connections) 9 Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”†⇄ (27 connections) 10 For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.†⇄ (14 connections) 11 But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should release Barabbas to them instead.¶†⇄ (27 connections) 12 Pilate again asked them, “What then should I do to him whom you call the King of the Jews?”†⇄ (14 connections)
13 They cried out again, “Crucify him!”†⇄ (15 connections)
14 Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they cried out exceedingly, “Crucify him!”†⇄ (16 connections)
15 Pilate, wishing to please the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and handed over Jesus, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.†⇄ (14 connections)
16 The soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they called together the whole cohort.†⇄ (27 connections) 17 They clothed him with purple; and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him.†⇄ (21 connections) 18 They began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”†⇄ (20 connections) 19 They struck his head with a reed and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him.†⇄ (20 connections) 20 When they had mocked him, they took the purple cloak off him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to crucify him.†⇄ (51 connections)
21 They compelled one passing by, coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them that he might bear his cross.†⇄ (36 connections) 22 They brought him to the place called Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, “The place of a skull.”†⇄ (30 connections) 23 They offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he didn’t take it.†⇄ (33 connections)
24 Crucifying him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots on them, what each should take.†⇄ (43 connections) 25 It was the third hour when they crucified him.†⇄ (45 connections) 26 The superscription of his accusation was written over him: “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”†⇄ (29 connections) 27 With him they crucified two robbers, one on his right hand, and one on his left.†⇄ (34 connections) 28 The Scripture was fulfilled which says, “He was counted with transgressors.”†⇄ (29 connections)
29 Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads and saying, “Ha! You who destroy the temple and build it in three days,†⇄ (19 connections) 30 save yourself, and come down from the cross!”†⇄ (19 connections)
31 Likewise, also the chief priests mocking among themselves with the scribes said, “He saved others. He can’t save himself.†⇄ (18 connections) 32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe him.” Those who were crucified with him also insulted him.†⇄ (22 connections)
33 When the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.†⇄ (28 connections) 34 At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is, being interpreted, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”¶†⇄ (43 connections)
35 Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.”†⇄ (25 connections)
36 One ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down.”†⇄ (27 connections)
37 Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and gave up the spirit.¶†⇄ (28 connections) 38 The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.†⇄ (16 connections) 39 When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”¶†⇄ (36 connections)
40 There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;38 (38 connections) 41 who, when he was in Galilee, followed him and served him; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.†⇄ (19 connections)
42 When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,†⇄ (28 connections) 43 Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for God’s Kingdom, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.†⇄ (23 connections) 44 Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.†⇄ (23 connections) 45 When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.†⇄ (21 connections) 46 He bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.†⇄ (25 connections) 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid.†⇄ (14 connections)
